DENNISON - Outshining by far, anything that stepped onto the floor in their dividion, the Strasburg Tigers (7-0) last night stole the show of the Class B Championship from the onslaught of the Holloway Blue Devils, a touted, but worthy opponent, by a score of 42-27. The slow, steady, rolling offense and the impenetrable defense of the Tigers, broke the morale of the Holloway team wide open in the game's early stages and made the Strasburg victory look-easy. Held to 1 field goal in the entire 1st half, the Blue Devils threw all caution to the winds in its attempt to stage a 2nd-half rally that would bring victory within its grasp. The attempt was futile.
Senior Tiger forward John "Johnny" Studer clicked for 18 total points...16 from the field and 2 from the free throw line. His speedy and accurate shooting was too much for the Blue Devil guards. Guard Bud Reiger of Strasburg netted 12 points by closely following up shots and snatching the ball from the backboard. He outplayed the entire field. Juniors, forward Bill "Doddle" Haas and center George Denzer played their usual outstanding floor games, while Senior guard Adrian "Fuzz" Miller and Junior forward-guard Jim Dreher divided honors at their positions, all Tigers. In the 2nd half, Reiger went to center and Denzer to guard. With that combination, Head Coach Paul M. Roby's lads seemed almost invincible. Their passing bewildered Holloway from the beginning. Defense was close except for a few minutes of the 3rd period, when Davis and Dean, both Blue Devils, hit for 2 field goals apiece in quick succession.
It was not until the 2nd quarter that Strasburg began the machine-gun-like scoring. The Tigers missed 10 foul shots, while Holloway was wide on nine. Studer, whose 1st bucket of the game was not counted, carried the scoring attack to the last second...hooking in a shot as the final gun sounded. As a result of the victory, Strasburg will meet the Amsterdam Rams in the semi-finals tonight at 7:30PM.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 42
John Studer 8-2-18
Bill Haas 1-0-2
George Denzer 2-2-6
Adrian Miller 0-2-2
Bud Reiger 5-2-12
Jim Dreher 1-0-2
John Schenk 0-0-0
HOLLOWAY BLUE DEVILS - 27
R. Jackson 1-0-2
Davis 4-0-8
H. Jackson 2-2-6
Tipton 1-3-5
Dean 2-0-4
Hinds 0-0-0
Laughlin 1-0-2
Bryan 0-0-0
Friday, March 9, 1934
Barney Schwartz
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
OTHER DISTRICT SCORES
Chandlersville 38 - Malvern Green Hornets 24
Irondale Red Raiders 57 - Newport 24
Amsterdam Rams 28 - Clarington 18
NOTE: John Studer has now chalked up 1,046 career points.
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